Dates and Times for Summer & Fall 2018-2019

Welcome to RCIA, RCIC, & RICA

Are you considering becoming a Catholic?

Are you a baptized Catholic interested in being Confirmed?

Are you a Catholic who has returned to the Church and wants to explore the faith anew?

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a process for conversion in exploring the Catholic faith. RCIA is a chance for people to learn the basics of what it means to be Catholic, to ask probing questions and to seek ways to more fully open their lives to Jesus.

RCIA is a nine-month journey (September through May) that prepares men and women to make a conscious choice to become full members of the Catholic Church. The journey is ordered around the four pillars of the Christian faith: doctrine, the sacraments, the moral life, and prayer.

During the year, candidates will experience life within the Catholic community through social events, mornings of reflections, and the celebrations of minor liturgical rites. The RCIA journey culminates on the night of Easter Vigil when candidates are fully initiated into the Church through the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Communion.

We also have
RCIC which is formation for children in
2nd grade through 12th grade who have not received any of their sacraments of initiation. These children will be in a class with their age group. In addition to their weekly faith formation class attendance they will participate in the Rites of
RCIA. These youth will attend a two year
RCIC program at the end of which they will be able to receive all of their sacraments of initiation:
Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist.

1. You are an adult interested in becoming Catholic or completing your Catholic Sacraments.

2. You have children in 2nd grade or older who have not been baptized or who have been baptized in another Christian Tradition, but you wish for them to be formed in the Catholic Faith to receive the rest of the Catholic Sacraments.

3. You are interested in serving through RCIA helping those on their faith journey.

MEETING TIMES/Tiempos de reunión

"You may begin RCIA at any time. You do not need to wait until September or any other specific time. If you feel called then make the call to our RCIA Director, Bernice Simmons at 972-333-9859. You may also show up on a Wednesday evening at 7pm in Father Pondant Hall."

RCIA for English Speaking Adults will meet on
Wednesdays from 7pm - 9pm in
Father Pondant Hall

(RICA Espanol)RCIA for Spanish Speaking Adults will meet on
Thursdays from 6:30pm - 8:30pm in the
Little White Church

"Children and youth in second grade and older who have not received any of their sacraments in the Catholic Church will pursue their sacraments through RCIA. Please call Bernice to get started. You do not have to wait until September to begin. Join us anytime. Again, when God calls, then you call too."

RCIC for
Children in 2nd through 6th grade will meet on
Sunday mornings from 10:30am - 11:45am in
rooms 8 and 9 of St. Paul Hall.

RCIC for
Youth in 7th grade through 12th grade will meet on
Tuesdays from 7pm - 9pm in
room 8 of St. Paul Hall.